Out of 7 how would you rate Swords in general? A piece by Porcratus ----- Chapter 1--- Beginning Rant------ I personally only have a Sol Edge but so far I am really loving the sword play. Having it still as third person has really changed things up for me in crucible as it can be really handy to have that extra field of view, around corners for example. Thoughts on the differences. The slight changes in character movements are nice and more graceful I think. Good fix on the "flying through the air through sheer momentum". As it is I'm really curious as to where they are gonna take the sword class as I hope it becomes a drop and gets expanded on. Like Sidearms have. Especially concerning different perks that offer different fighting styles as swords are a whole new ball game for Bungie. We currently have Forge Guard as our main alt but what about a long reaching lounge that does extra damage on a percision hit? What about a back stab to hit targets behind us and change direction? Bring back the Slam? I'm sure observing different sword styles around the world could give plenty of perk ideas. Also right now I'm trying to hone my skills with my sword in the crucible. Testing what my guard can take, if I can time it right to guard against another sword/shotgun then follow up with a killing strike. So far unsuccessful as I tend to panic. Oh. Imagine a team who's strategy is to focus on getting the Heavy spawn specifically so they dominate in Trails. A team of Hunters would do very well with perks and gear focused on stealth with Swords. How can you counter what you can barely see and has no radar signature as it sneaks up on you with one swipe needed to take you. Imagine seeing an enemy. They duck back. Radar signature disappears and one shows up getting closer behind. Fast. What do you do!? Get sliced either way. Also I'm finding I do very well to focus on using my Sword while I go Radiance so I have the defense buff, also Heart of the Praxic Fire now gives a fair amount of agility that nearly cancels out the slowed speed of using a heavy. Also spawning orbs on every kill is cool along with tossing fireballs. Oh and having boots that have agility buff on Solar Double Kills is fantastic. Really Radiance was meant for this! All in all I'm happy with what I have so far and look forward to using them all. So I wanna hear what other people think in terms of the Sword play itself and if anyone has noticed any tips and tricks. Let us all hone our Swords of Light.